The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-07-29
rARMERs AND TAXATION

that every farmer in the land should
read aud diges'. Here are aons of
them;
Alter Of roses, luxury, and psr-
fams with which tho city belle sesnts her
handkerchief, her clothing AID ber per-
son, Is admitted 70 our ports free. II i
not probable that the labaring man >
daughter svsr saw any Of Il unless Il Was
adulterated but caator-oil. which is
quite necessary to the laboring map'n
daughter in water-melon time, l. taxed
$50 per cent. Nsroli,or orangs-ho~ar
water, for the rich mans daugh.er.raya
40 tax, bot liuseed oil, that Is used 10
paint the sich maa'a eottage,pays duty
Of 81 per cent. Diamonds, that bedeek
the rich mau's daughter and stand for
brains with the rich mans son, pay 10
per ceut., but common window glass
that let's in the light and excludes the
cold from the poor mans cottage ,payu a
duts of ~ per cent. IL was ia glass,
sommon aud plate, that Mr.. DsPanw
made bis $l5.c00.000 by levying q tax
on every window in America. Raw
elk that enters into the manufacture Of
the rich gill's gswn,is not taxed at all,
but raw wool,o ,oat Of which The poor girls
drsas 10 made. is taxei IS psr cent. Jew.
elry, . prime necessity Of The rich. Is
taxed but % per cont, bat steel rails,
over which the poor farmers crop 10
carried 10 market, are taxed s5 per
cent. aud The railroads make the farmer
pay the tax, too. and doo't you forget Il.
Gold, that makes radiant the dudes
shiit-f,ont, Is taxed 25 per cent. but
horseshoe nails pay llG per cant. Finest
still winsasin bottles. that cheer the
heart Of the rich and never fod their
way down the poor mans eoilss pay 90
per cent, while the cheapest mixed
woolsn goods, that poor people wear,
pay II per cent. Tue finest thread lace,
that embellishes the acances and furbe.
lows Of the city bellies smock. pays so
per oesi., while spool thread, that sews
on the buttons Of the poor man. little
urchin, pays 81 per cant The rich
man's daughter receives her lover ia a
room covered with Rns Anbuason and
Administer carpet. that pave ST per
cent, While the roor GIRL, with cherries
on her lips,mischief in her diml.les, roses
on bsr cheeks, health in her eyes, and
elasticity 10 hcr step God bless her
receives her sweetheart il the humble
cottage pailor, covered with common
dsnggeta, that pay SO per cant. Ths
linest India shawl, that none but ,hs
womsnaind of the Wealth. and the very
wealthy at that, can sfFor,l, ,pays duty
OF 4O4 per cent, while. the common
woolen shawl that keeps the pnrumonia
of the luags of the poor Sidow's li.tis
kid, pays Sc per cent. Silk Stockings,
that decorAfo hsiimbs Of ths rich mat 8
daughier,pay 30 pes cent, while com-
mon wofsted stockings, that keep the
Geld eff the poor girls Isgs, psy IS per
cent. The finest brosdcloeh, that makss
the rich man appear liko the eentlsmsn
who turned Lazarns from bis gates and
who wss refused drink Of water be-
cause Of it, pays 4 per cent, and COM
mon cloth, that covers the poor man,
pays 81 per cent. Pate de foie gras
whatever It is-bnt I'll bet my bottom
dollar It Is something that . rich mar
either eats, drinks or wears s--pays q
per cent, while galvanized wire pay
from 1872 to l55 per cent. but The,
make wire in Pittsburg. Champagne
the dtink of tbe rich, in quart bottles
pays 50 per cent while bleaohed cotton
that tbe poer man wants TO make shir
for the baby, pays 66i per cent. Cur
| ~, = rich mans food, or drink II dom
know which--pays no tex, nsithsr d
olives cr spices +; but salt, that surea th
farmers bacon, pays So per cent.
Ia ths language Of certain 0hristial
statesman, "a hell of protection tha
to poor msn." / am tired, or conl
extend this thing indefinitely. Th
farmers and the men who labor In shop
should resolve 70 have the thing revised
All We want is to knock dowp oneston
of the arch, and the whole structure wi
fell. Give us free wooI,or free sail, AN
cheaper iron, cheaper clothing, cheaps
necessaries of every description will 70
low. But there is no sense in formin
= new political party to do this tbinl
The old Democratic party has oppose
the monster IN the past and can be d
, pended upon to squelch it again in ii
future as it did Forty-one years ag
when James X. Polk was President.
"Our school closed yesterday,
says Dakota paper, "and at the en
of the usunl commencement exercise
fiaa graduating class amused ifaeif d